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RUGGEDIZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ruggedize mean?
• RUGGEDIZE (verb)
The verb RUGGEDIZE has 1 sense:
1. produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
Familiarity information: RUGGEDIZE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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Present simple: I / you / we / they ruggedize ... he / she / it ruggedizes
Past simple: ruggedized
Past participle: ruggedized
-ing form: ruggedizing
... he / she / it ruggedizes Past simple: ruggedized
Past participle: ruggedized
-ing form: ruggedizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
ruggedise; ruggedize
Context example:
Detroit ruggedized the family car
Hypernyms (to "ruggedize" is one way to...):
beef up; fortify; strengthen (make strong or stronger)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
ruggedization (the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse))
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